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Check out my fish! My plethora of pet fish have grown happy, healthy and LARGE! Murlock the Oscar is a big fish and I have some more exotic ones too!
Watch the fish at:
www.italktomyfish.com/
www.facebook.com/italktomyfish…
www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNPY…
instagram.com/darkhawk42/
Watch the fish at:
www.italktomyfish.com/
www.facebook.com/italktomyfish…
www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNPY…
instagram.com/darkhawk42/
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Getting back into drawing again.
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I have made a goal of trying to make at least 1 quick sketch daily. Just to get back into the art flow again. I have had a block for a VERY long time. It will be sketches of pretty much whatever i feel like drawing. I sort of stopped drawing the fan-art (except for VERY special occasions). To try and focus more of myself. I know that for some reason the regular stuff doesn't garner as many quickie "likes" as the fan-art does. But i'm okay with that. I guess i just kind of grew out of it. Anyway, yey for finaly starting to draw again!
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Devious Journal Entry
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Wow it has been a long time since I posted anything here. What have I been doing? Not much, just taking care of a big fish tank, and playing around. I can be found more on Facebook or Twitter as far as social media goes these days. But - I do have videos of my fish! You can check them out on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/user/Tibbyx101…
Lots of fishies!
www.youtube.com/user/Tibbyx101…
Lots of fishies!
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Devious Journal Entry
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I haven't really been inspired to draw much lately. It's like a huge case of artist's block or something. It's just like, I can't even think of anything to draw. There are some small ideas in there but I just can't seem to really get them on paper. I only spend about 3 hours at home (when I'm awake) during the day then it's off to work. And usually during the week I've got appointments or somewhere to go so I don't spend hardly that amount of time at home at all. Anytime I really am at home is when I'm asleep. So when you really think about it - I'm not home very often. I want to be home more but something always keeps coming up, appointments, have to go shopping, just something! I'm always so busy doing other things.
Lately I have been working on my home, making it more like a home. I finally got a clothes washer and drier! No more trips to the laundrymat yey! It works out so great! My old computer is finally showing it's age of 6 years and needs to retire so I have purchased a new one. The first one I bought didn't work out quite the way I liked it so I had to take it back. It had integrated video and it just wasn't preforming as well as I thought it would. It advertised that it had AMD and Radeon technology, but a lot of it was integrated video and that stunk so I took it back for exchange. I did learn the difference between integrated and dedicated video tho, so that was a valuable lesson in computer technology for me. So I picked out a different one and I will get that one next week. See, this old computer is wearing out, but when the graphics on it surpass a brand new one by leaps and bounds - there just is something wrong with that. I know, I know, gamers and computer afficianatos like to build their own custom systems - but I'm just a beginner and I'm not quite at that level yet. I did learn how to swap out power supplies and change video cards. And also change RAM.
This old computer of about 6 years or so had a EVGA Nvidia 250 GT video card in it. Somehow that big "honkin' beast of a card - which is old by today's terms is far surpassing the card of a Galaxy Nvidia GT 620 2gb i stuck in here. How the f' is that?! I can play World of Warcraft and Aion on Ultra settings on the 250, and only play Medium to low settings on the 620? They don't make them like they used is an understatement I guess. So - theoreticaly, my 250 card only needs a 500w power supply and can do Ultra settings, but if I did want to replace it - I would have to spend twice the $$$Money to buy like a ... 700 series card and upgrade the power supply too. ... huh ... I like my 250 card because it has the dual DVI input things. I can use my Wacom as a secondary monitor with the 250. So I'll experiment with the cards a little to see if my theories on the EVGA Nvidia 250 is better in the new machine than it's Nvidia 630. Maybe it's just this old computer and how it works, I dunno, maybe the new computer won't like that old card, we'll just have to see!
I also have been buying some things like some extra lamps, and some clothes. I love thrift stores! If you take a little bit of time to shop around to the local stores you can find just about anything you are looking for. Of course you do need to clean it first before you use it, but after a good cleaning - it's good to go! I found some air purifiers (normally $50 to $200) for just under $13. I can purify my air! I'm so sick of waking up every morning just sneezing and stuffy, I think it's something in this building so I decided to buy air purifiers, but at full price they are costly. I'm glad I found some at the Goodwill! These one's I found have clean-able filters so I don't need to buy new filters, I just gave them (and the machine) a thorough cleaning. I found a PS2 "Fat" (the thick version of the PS2, made before the Slim version - PS fans commonly refer to this model as a PS2 "Fat"). Need to get a game to see if it's working or not. Used or refurbished PS2's (depending on versions) range anywhere from $30 to $100+, I scored this one for just $10.00! And I found some various shirts and jeans at about $2.00 to $4.00. They never really go over the $5.00 mark - and you can find name brand clothings too, seriously! I've found Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, normally expensive stuff for just pennies, in good condition! You just have to have a sharp eye and know what you're going in for. I have also picked up a foot massager (for my tired feet) normaly costs anywhere from $30 to $50+ for just $8.00, and it works fine. I found computer parts and even pet supplies for a fraction of the cost. I simply gave it a through cleaning with clorox wipes a couple of times before using it. So - for the budget conscious and the thrifty shoppers, shop at thrift stores.
Lately I have been working on my home, making it more like a home. I finally got a clothes washer and drier! No more trips to the laundrymat yey! It works out so great! My old computer is finally showing it's age of 6 years and needs to retire so I have purchased a new one. The first one I bought didn't work out quite the way I liked it so I had to take it back. It had integrated video and it just wasn't preforming as well as I thought it would. It advertised that it had AMD and Radeon technology, but a lot of it was integrated video and that stunk so I took it back for exchange. I did learn the difference between integrated and dedicated video tho, so that was a valuable lesson in computer technology for me. So I picked out a different one and I will get that one next week. See, this old computer is wearing out, but when the graphics on it surpass a brand new one by leaps and bounds - there just is something wrong with that. I know, I know, gamers and computer afficianatos like to build their own custom systems - but I'm just a beginner and I'm not quite at that level yet. I did learn how to swap out power supplies and change video cards. And also change RAM.
This old computer of about 6 years or so had a EVGA Nvidia 250 GT video card in it. Somehow that big "honkin' beast of a card - which is old by today's terms is far surpassing the card of a Galaxy Nvidia GT 620 2gb i stuck in here. How the f' is that?! I can play World of Warcraft and Aion on Ultra settings on the 250, and only play Medium to low settings on the 620? They don't make them like they used is an understatement I guess. So - theoreticaly, my 250 card only needs a 500w power supply and can do Ultra settings, but if I did want to replace it - I would have to spend twice the $$$Money to buy like a ... 700 series card and upgrade the power supply too. ... huh ... I like my 250 card because it has the dual DVI input things. I can use my Wacom as a secondary monitor with the 250. So I'll experiment with the cards a little to see if my theories on the EVGA Nvidia 250 is better in the new machine than it's Nvidia 630. Maybe it's just this old computer and how it works, I dunno, maybe the new computer won't like that old card, we'll just have to see!
I also have been buying some things like some extra lamps, and some clothes. I love thrift stores! If you take a little bit of time to shop around to the local stores you can find just about anything you are looking for. Of course you do need to clean it first before you use it, but after a good cleaning - it's good to go! I found some air purifiers (normally $50 to $200) for just under $13. I can purify my air! I'm so sick of waking up every morning just sneezing and stuffy, I think it's something in this building so I decided to buy air purifiers, but at full price they are costly. I'm glad I found some at the Goodwill! These one's I found have clean-able filters so I don't need to buy new filters, I just gave them (and the machine) a thorough cleaning. I found a PS2 "Fat" (the thick version of the PS2, made before the Slim version - PS fans commonly refer to this model as a PS2 "Fat"). Need to get a game to see if it's working or not. Used or refurbished PS2's (depending on versions) range anywhere from $30 to $100+, I scored this one for just $10.00! And I found some various shirts and jeans at about $2.00 to $4.00. They never really go over the $5.00 mark - and you can find name brand clothings too, seriously! I've found Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, normally expensive stuff for just pennies, in good condition! You just have to have a sharp eye and know what you're going in for. I have also picked up a foot massager (for my tired feet) normaly costs anywhere from $30 to $50+ for just $8.00, and it works fine. I found computer parts and even pet supplies for a fraction of the cost. I simply gave it a through cleaning with clorox wipes a couple of times before using it. So - for the budget conscious and the thrifty shoppers, shop at thrift stores.
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Just so you know I'm not dead yet...
3 min read
I haven't really drawn a whole lot lately, I have just been working out other stuff. One of those things is cutting the tie to cable TV. I bought a device called a Roku 3. It is a little media streaming device with you can use with your computer (wired or tirelessly) that centralizes streaming media like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and other movie and information type media in HD! This tiny Roku 3 thing is absolutely fabulous! All you need is high speed internet (dsl or cable, or even 4G wireless if you can get it) and hook it up to your tv and then link it to your router/modem and there! You have movies, TV resources, newscasts, informationals like cooking channels, anime, almost everything! Some of the services are subscriber based (like Netflix and Hulu Plus) and some of the services are pay-per-view, like some the HD movie providers like Vudu, but there are plenty of free ones to add also. That offer anything from classics to B-movies to documentaries. You can also play games with it to, kind of like phone style games with the remote so it's like a primitive Wii!
I have cut back my cable to drop TV service. So I am getting internet and phone only. That is an on-going battle with the evil giant Comcast .... But in the end I intend to win. But all in all I have reduced my outragously ginourmous bill from $165.85 to $80.00 (approx) by scaling back to phone and internet. I am still open to dropping Comcast and going with a different service like a DSL provider if Comcast continues to pull shit with me. I detailed the first battle over reducing the services on my facebook page. Truely Comcast to guilty of False Advertising.
Anyway - this Roku thing is pretty awesome. The device itself only is a one time cost of about $99.99. Then the rest is up to whatever you decide you want, like if you subscribe to Netflix you can add that as a "channel". Otherwise there are free ones offered. This thing might be the face of the future for TV. A revolution in technology and the more and more people start getting these types of things (a comparable device is offered by Machintosh) more and more people will be reducing their cable or dropping it altogether.
I have cut back my cable to drop TV service. So I am getting internet and phone only. That is an on-going battle with the evil giant Comcast .... But in the end I intend to win. But all in all I have reduced my outragously ginourmous bill from $165.85 to $80.00 (approx) by scaling back to phone and internet. I am still open to dropping Comcast and going with a different service like a DSL provider if Comcast continues to pull shit with me. I detailed the first battle over reducing the services on my facebook page. Truely Comcast to guilty of False Advertising.
Anyway - this Roku thing is pretty awesome. The device itself only is a one time cost of about $99.99. Then the rest is up to whatever you decide you want, like if you subscribe to Netflix you can add that as a "channel". Otherwise there are free ones offered. This thing might be the face of the future for TV. A revolution in technology and the more and more people start getting these types of things (a comparable device is offered by Machintosh) more and more people will be reducing their cable or dropping it altogether.
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